2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Population Studies for a Master’s
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Population Studies for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 88 people earned their degree in demography and population studies, making the major the 345th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, demography and population studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $0 and had an average of $0 in loans still to pay off.
Across Pennsylvania, there were 8 demography and population studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great demography and population studies programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the demography and population studies program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Population Studies for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Population Studies for a Master’s”.
Top 1 Best Demography & Population Studies Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Pennsylvania
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Population Studies for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 3 masters’s population studies degrees in 2020-2021.
UPenn not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Demography & Population Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list.Our most recent data shows that 324 of the 26,552 students enrolled at UPenn were GI Bill® students, of which 131 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $19,383. To help with additional expenses, 78 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.
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References
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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